Current and Former WFNJ Clients: How Are They and Their Children Faring 40 Months Later?

This report, the third in a series tracking the progress of WFNJ clients, notes that TANF receipt continues to fall, and only 24 percent of a representative statewide sample remain on TANF three and a half years later. Furthermore, the fraction employed and off TANF increased from 34 percent in 1999 to 48 percent two years later, and incomes have also risen. Although the overall prevalence of serious hardships has declined, one in four do not have health insurance, and slightly more than one in 10 do not have enough food to eat.